HostAdmin Alternatives

HostAdmin is described as 'Saving your time when you switch domain-IP mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor!' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to HostAdmin for Windows, Mac, Linux and Firefox. The best alternative is HostsMan, which is free. Other great apps like HostAdmin are SwitchHosts, Gas Mask, Auto Hosts and HostsXpert.

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HostAdmin

Free • Proprietary

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Saving your time when you switch domain-IP mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor!

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HostsMan
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
14 alternatives to HostsMan
HostsMan is a freeware hosts file manager and editor.

Built-in hosts file updater Enable/Disable hosts file Built-in hosts editor Scan hosts for errors, duplicates and possible hijacks Hosts file backup manager Exclusion list.
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Robust Tagging
SwitchHosts
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Free • Open Source
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11 alternatives to SwitchHosts
SwitchHosts is an App for managing hosts file, it is based on Electron, React, UmiJS, Chakra UI, CodeMirror, etc.
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Support multiple hosts files
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Gas Mask
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Free • Open Source
Mac
14 alternatives to Gas Mask
Gas Mask is simple hosts file manager for Mac OS X. It allows editing of host files and switching between them.
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Creating combined hosts file
Automatic host source updates 5min-7days
Auto Hosts
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Free • Open Source
Ad Blocker
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Linux
15 alternatives to Auto Hosts
Hosts file are a useful redundancy when coupled with ad blockers like uBlock Origin and uMatrix - while debugging or 'Temporarily Allow All on this Site' with Noscript can open you up to underlying attacks or privacy intrusions.
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Auto Hosts Features
1. Block TrackersAuto Hosts has a feature to block trackers from tracking you.
Adblocking via DNS
HostsXpert
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
11 alternatives to HostsXpert
HostsXpert is an ultra-groovy Hosts file Manager, Editor and Helper-outter. Below you'll find a list of HostsXpert's functions. Just a Simple word of caution - Hosts files are not to be taken lightly -
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1. PortableHostsXpert can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.4, released in September 2011, can be still downloaded from MajorGeeks
CWP Utilities
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Free • Open Source
Ad Blocker
Windows
8 alternatives to CWP Utilities
CWP Utilities automates the process of maintaining up-to-date and comprehensive hosts files, P2P block lists, and PAC filters, in order to block a variety of trackers, advertisements, malware and generally malicious activity, on a system-wide level.
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Network Tools
Hosts.prefpane
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Free • Open Source
Mac
6 alternatives to Hosts.prefpane
When an entry is toggled off, it is not commented out in the hosts file, but instead stored in the app's preferences storage. This means you will have to uncomment all your unused host entries and untoggle them in the prefpane if you want to use them.
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Localhost
Unified Hosts AutoUpdate
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Free • Open Source
Windows
14 alternatives to Unified Hosts AutoUpdate
Quickly and easily install, uninstall, and set up automatic updates for any of Steven Black's unified hosts files.

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Hosts Switcher for Firefox
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Free • Proprietary
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Firefox
6 alternatives to Hosts Switcher for Firefox
Hosts switcher allows you to change and reload your hosts file based on a simple template language.

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Host Switcher
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Free • Proprietary
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4 alternatives to Host Switcher
A small tool to manage and switch host config using qt4 lib. It was tested in linux windows and mac os.
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Host Switcher Features
File Hosting
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.0, released in December 2011, can be still downloaded from Google Code Archive
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